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Nature is a great place to steal ideas from. Here's a fine example of seed gliding inspired design: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbuGCgc-JCM&feature=player_
by noisedom 17y ago
Nature is a great place to steal ideas from.
Here's a fine example of seed gliding inspired design:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbuGCgc-JCM&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbuGCgc-JCM&feature=playe...
- deltapoint 17y agoAgreed. There is a whole field called biomimicry that tries to apply systems found in nature to solve engineering problems. This TED video explores the topic pretty well: http://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_shares_nature_s_designs.html http://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_shares_nature_s_desig...
- wallflower 17y agoThanks for bringing back memories. As a kid, I was always fascinated (and still am) by the helicoptering action of maple seeds when my sisters and I dropped then into the air from our deck. http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/Aeronautics/Maple_Seed.html http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/Aeronautics/Maple_Seed....